THE 3IOKMNG OKECiOM.VX. .MONDAY, APKIL 20. 10OS.
The Only Complete Stocks of "Nemo" Corsets in the City Portland Agents for Butterick Patterns, Willamette Sewing Machines
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$37.50 Tailored Suits $22.45
New Spring Jackets $7.50 Each
1 000 "Hydegrade" Petticoats $1.1 8 Each
A special lot of 100 women's high-class
Tailored Suits at a price far below manu
facturing cost All new, attractive models
made tight and semi-fitting Plain tailored
and fancy trimmed suits in diagonals and
fancy striped serge, also panama cloths-
Color assortment includes golden browns.
champagnes, Copenhagen blue, navy and
black; also a large variety of stripesand
checks; erygarmentJiandsoniely tall
ored and perfect fitting values to $37.50
on sale today at the I "C
temptinglyjow price of P & TP J
See our big Fifth-Street window display
This is the best suit bargain of the season
Special lot of women's Spring Jackets in tan covert
ami black broadcloth, short, tipht-rittinir styles
t rap-t r i n ni e i, satin-lined, all sizes; y
nmtclilexs value, on sale at, the parment .P ' J"
11100 of the celebrated "Hyderrade" Petticoats,
made of " Hvdegrade ' ' mercerized materials looks
.like and rnMles like silk and wears better; made
with full flare, 14-inch flounce, with clusters of fine
pin tucks and bias bands or six rows of strapped
bands; black only, wonderful values, C I 1ft
oti sale at this special price, garment.?
$9.00 Embroideries $ 1 .98 Yard
$2.50 Values at 69c $4.50 Values at 98c
Today, a" very important sale
of 5000 yards high-class Embroid
eries, Swiss and Batistes Broken
sets including 22 jmd 45-inchall-overs;
flouncings from 12 to 45
inches; insertions, galloons, medal
lions, 2 to 9 inches Designs in eye
let, French, Japanese, baby Irish,
Venise and mercerized effects The
very fmestSt. Gall Embroideries
suitable for waists, skirts, lingerie
gowns, flounces, undermuslins and
children's wear, etc.- A magnifi
cent assortment of beautiful styles.
Three grand lots; the greatest val
ues in fine embroideries we ever
had the pleasure of offering to you
VALS. TO $2.50 AT $ .69 YD.
VA.LS.jrO $4.50 AT $ .98 YD.
VALS. TO $9.00 AT $1.98 YD.
Small lot of the new Lily White Corset Covers, semi-mnde, $2.0.) values, ea..S1.29
3000 dozen French and round-mesh Val. Laces and Insertion, to IVi ns
wide; the best regular 85c values, on sale, at this low price, the dozen yards. J JC
2000 yards of Swiss Corset Cover Embroidery, in dainty new designs; AQ
regular values up to 90c, on sale at this low price, yard take advantage. C
2000 yards of Embroidery Waist F routings, venise and eyelet effects; the QQ
best regular values up to $1.75 a yard, on sale at this low price, the yard.
3000 Pairs of Perrin's First
Quality, 16 -Button Gloves
$4.00 Vals. $2.95 Pair
Creat After-Easter Sale of entire stock
of Perrins first quality Real French Kid
Cloves in full 1 6-button lengths Black,
white and all the leading shades fortreet,
dress and evening wear Every pair guar
anteed to give thorough satisfaction in
style and wearing qualities All sizes, 5Va
to 7Vj Every pair fitted to the hand Full
1 6-button length; our best $4.00 values
on sale today, Tuesday,
Wednesday at, per pair
Silk Gloves 47c Pair
Oreat sale of 5000 pairs of women's 2-clasp short
Silk Glove in black, white and all the leading shados
sizes o' to
$2.95
-the prand silk plove value of the
pair Ladies should take advantage of sale
year, on sale at this unusually low price, the A f
rUII rDlTM rAD!T rI ewrvv. -000 pairs of misses' and children's 1-elasp
ChULDREN 5 CAPE CLOVES rape (iloVPS ,)ont n for
l,l.3UVAmLAl VOC guaranteed; $1.25 and $1.50 values at, 98
All New Tailored Hats
Ready-to -Wear Hats
French Pattern Hats
A
4 One-Third
Off
Great April sale in the Millinery de
partment all this week Take your
pick from entire stock of new tail
ored hats and ready-to-wear dress
hats' Also all our French pattern
hats at one-third off the regular
selling prices Here's an opportu
nityto supply the new headgear
for all occasions at a saving you
cannot fail to appreciate Theshow
ing is the largest and handsomest
in the city Every new shape, ef
fect and trimming will be found in
cluded Tailored street hats, dress
hats, theater hats, in all tne newest
shades Prices range from $3.00
up to $50.00 Take "NV
your pick at Vj off 3 VII
Great Annual Sale of White Dress Fabrics
For Jip&e irides as
ct Grad
nates
Today we inaugurate our great annual advance sale of white
dress materials for brides and graduates Holding the sale at this
date gives sufficient time for the careful planning and making of
these most important costumes All the newest and best fabrics in
all grades are included The sale continues all the week and offers
unusual opportunity for saving Mail Orders will receive our
prompt and careful- attention Out-of-town friends should take
advantage of these big values and have their needs supplied early
46-inch white wool French batiste, 85c value only 73c yard
46-inch white wool French batiste, $1.25 value at 98c yard
46-inch white wool crepe egyptian, 85c value only 73c yard
42-inch white silk and wool crepe, $1-$1.25 Value 79c yard
44-inch white silk and Wool stripes and checks at $1.23 yard
44-inch white chiffon, silk voile with a dainty hairline stripe
of silk, our regular $1.25 and $1.35 values at $1.09 yard
46- inch white satin stripe marquisette, $1.75 vals. $1.37 yard
47- inch white French voile, best $1.75 quality at $1.37 yard
44- inch white shadow, check French voile and self check
crepe de soie, regular $2.00 quality on sale at $1.63 yard
45- inch beautiful stripe silk marquisette, $2.50 vals. $1.97 yard
46- inch allover emb'd and bordered French voiles $2.23 yard
$!-$!. 25 Fancy , Silks 69c
The big- Silk Store offers for today, Tuesday and
Wednesday 3000 yards of fancy Silk Suitinjrs at an
exceptionally low price. Great assortment of styles,
including checks, stripes and figures, in all the most de
sirable colorings and combinations. Silks for waists,
shirtwaist suits, tailored suits and other purposes. An
advantageous purchase enables us to offer $1 Q
and $1.25 values at this very low price, yard.O-'C
Black Taffeta Silks on sale in all widths and all grades.
$8.50 Net Waists $3.98 Ea.
In the Waist Department today, a sale extraordinary of
500 new Xet Waists in white and ecru, Gibson and sur
plice styles, fancy or square yokes, trimmed in plat
Vals., round-mesh Vals., Cluny lace, medallions and silk
embroidered ; all new, beautiful styles, sell- tC2 QG
ing regularly at prices up to $8.50, eac-h.K'
Great special values in Cotton Shirtwaists, this season's
best models, in tailored and lingerie effects. '2d Floor.
200 Oriental Rugs 'sOff
In the Carpet Department we place on sale 200 mag
nificent Oriental Hugs a new lot just received from
Constantinople. The best specimens and the greatest
values ever offered; all sizes) gorgeous designs and col
orings in Ivivas, Hokharas, Cabistujis, Kazaks, Shir
vans, Ana(obans, Caucasians, Dei-bands.
etc.; ,$25 to $250 vals., at one-third off VII
Rugs, Carpets, Linoleums, Mattings, etc. Third Floor..
WORKS FOR ROSE FESTIVAL
EAST- SIDE. IX LINE FOU. BIG
JVXK EVENT.
Will Perorate Thoroughfares and
Aid in Every Way to .Make
Affair Big Smvess.
This afternoon muss mooting of chil
dren from tho public pehools will le held
in the Ea.t Side Athletic Hall, Ringler's
building, corner Grand avenue and Kast
Morrison street, to ropister and organize
for the Rose Festival drill on Hast
3in on the nixht of June 4. As there
are no further objections on the part
of the Board of Kducalion to the school
children taktnt? part in this parade, it
is expected that anw children will he
enrolled. The line of march has been
reduced to one mile and will probably
be confined between Helmont street south
and Wast Everett north, on which there
will be bard surface pavement.
C A. F-Uclow. president of the Kast
Side Business Moil' Club, which has
the entire affair in band, expressed his
satisfaction over the situation. He says
teachers of the public schools have in
formed htm the children are eager to
.be a part of the affair and are anxious
" to enroll.
Another Important feature is the part
Multnomah t'amp No. TT. siVoodmen of
"the World, is expected to take in con
nection with , the children's parade and
"carnival. Mr. Biplow. Georpe Oil worth,
( YV. M. Jackson and several members of
the Business Men's Club visited the
camp Friday night and asked the Wood
men to participate, the request being; re
ceived with enthusiasm. This camp has
over 1300 membera and a finely uniformed
.company., which will make an imposing
wprearance.
tThis week President - Biglow will call
Rr special meeting "to receive propositions
to decorate Grand avenue between Bel
mont and" &ist Kverett streets. Two
, decorators have h reed to submit draw
ings of their style of decorations to
gether with the cost. These decorations
will be extended on East Morrison street,
between Grand avenue and Bast Third
street, and on East Burnsfde to East
Thin! street. The North Bast Pide Im
provement Association will probably build
an arch at the south entrance of the
Gfano avenue bridge over Sullivan Gulch.
Another feature of the parade will be
the distribution of roses free to the pub
lic. It is proposed to have several places
where children will hand out roses from
an elevated stand, the roses to be gath
ered for the occasion through the school
i hildren and the push clubs. A dec
orator, who has had large experience in
such matters, says that thus feature will
le a most important and commendable
one. and where it has been undertaken
has always proved successful.
People will take away a rose and re
tain it as a souvenir of the affair. The
stands from which the distributions will
be made will be high enough above the
crowds so the roses may be handed one
at a time to passersby. and while the
children will give them out tha distribu
tion will be under the supervision of
either teaVhers or adults. The. roses will
be given to people who will appreciate
them. Roses are not to be used in the
street decorations, as first proposed. All
the decorators opposed that proposition
and would not submit bids that included
floral decoration, but carnival colors in
oil tiiat will hold in, case of rain will be
used.
The cost of the decorations, of course,
will depend on the amount of money
raised. It Is hoped to raise at least $10tt.
Ail property-owners and business men
will be waited on by the committee. O.
K. Heintz. R. Schmeer and A. Gevurtz,
between Bast Everett and East Oak
street, and George Dilworth, V. C. Dun
ning: and H. A. Calef south of East Oak
street. Owners of the unoccupied lots
and blocks will be looked up and asked
to niHke contributions. There is consid
erable space between East Stark and
Pine streets which is not occupied, but
this, space will be decorated the same
as other portions of the -streets. As to
arches at street intersections, nothing;
ctetinite has yet been decided on. The
North East Side Improvement Associa
tion is making some progress toward
raising funds for an arch, and Monta
vflla is raisin money for a float.
SAMPLE OF HOT CAMPAIGN
Li or I Suits and Arrest Tor 1 1 lega 1
Sale of Liquor.
FOSS1U Or.. April 19. (Special.) As
a result of the hottest campaign ever
known in this county. James S. Stew
art, editor of the Fossil Journal, has
been indicted by restrict Attorney Col
lier for criminal libel, alleged to have
been committed upon the Rood name
of Senator Bowerman, who has been
allied with the District Attorney in the
flgrht. Bowerman has also instituted
suit for $10,000 damages from Stewart,
which he alleges is compensation for
the damage done his reputation.
In return, the opposing: side has
sworn out a warrant for the arrest of
District Attorney Collier, through. Jus
tice of the Peace J. I. McFarland. on a
charg:e of seMinK fiquor in the dry pre
cinct of Fossil. The "oldest Inhabitant"
here has to admit that this has been
the liveliest campaign in his memory.
Mount Seott Club Meets.
The Mount Scott Improvement Asso
ciation will meet tonigrht to hear re
ports on electric lijchte and other mat
ters. Mount !cott district is soon to
bo supplied with incandescent Jights.
SUES POLICE FDR DAMAGE
CHIXKSE ALLEGE THEY DE
STROYED ACCOUNT BOOKS.
In Raid on Supposed Lottery, It Is
Contended, Firm's Records
AVere Captured.
The suit of Bow W'o Company, Chinese
merchanta and bankers at 82 Second
street, ag-ainst Chief of Police Grifz-ma-her
and ten patrolmen of the Port
land police department for $13,385.50 dam
apes, is the sequel to a raid that was
made on the plaintiff company's store last
December, when evidences of a lottery
were siezed. The proprietors of the place,
Kce Lane. Hue Sing- and Yep Sue, to
gether with a number of other China
men, who were in the room at the time
being suspected as patrons of the alleged
lottery, were arrested and taken . to the
police station. They were afterwards ad
judged guilty either of conducting- a lot
tery or of patronizing- the game and were
assessed a fine of flO each. .The evidence
that was gathered by the officers and on
which the convictions were - secured was
destroyed following the trials on the or
der of the court. It Is out -of the de
struction of these exhibits that the dam
age suit has arisen.
In their complaint the plaintiffs repre
sent that on February 1. 1907, they, were
engaged in the merchandise and banking
business, having $5000 invested in mer
chandise and J 20. 500 in their banking busi
ness. It is further contended and alleged
that in the course of a general cash and
credit business the company's stock of
goods and its banking funds, through
loans, were greatly reduced until on De
cember 3 the firm possessed merchandise
to the value of $1850 only, the balance of
the stock having been sold on credit with
the exception of $330, which represented
the cash sales. Because of loans it Is
charged the the company's banking
capital was depicted to the amount- of
$14,418, leaving a balance on hand of only
It is further contended by the members
of the firm that they kept a complete
record of their business transactions, both
In their merchandise and banking depart
ments. In specially prepared books which
afforded them the only means of know
ing the status of their different accounts.
These books, it is charged, were included!
among the evidences of the lottery game
that were siezed by the police and after
wards destroyed, with the result that the
conduct of the firm's business has been
confused seriously. The plaintiffs admit
that only lSn6.50 of ita banking funds that
were loaned prior to December 3 have
been paid voluntarily, leaving a balance
of $12,565.50 uncollected and uncollectible.
An unpaid balance of $S20. it is asserted
in the complaint, is due the firm for mer
chandise that was sold on credit, the sum
of $1700 having been paid since the ac
count books were confiscated and de
stroyed. In addition to Chief Gritzmacher. the
other defendants in the suit are: Patrick
Bruin, ex-Captain of Detectives; Captain
George H. Bailey, Patrolmen Charles
Porter, Glenn F. Howell, Lawrence K.
Evans, Charles A. Tennant, John H.
Edgerton, Ernest Johnson, Robert
Phillips and John L. Wendorf. With the
exception of Chief Gritzmacher all of the
defendants" participated in the raid on
the plaintiff's company's store.
JOHN CRACKNELL IS DEAD
Well-Known Traveling Alan Passes
Away In Oakland.
Word- was received yesterday morn
ing that John C. Cracknell ("Big
Jack") died at his home in Oakland,
Cal., during the previous night. Mr.
Cracknell was well known in Port
land,', having; been a traveling man
for-a local-drug house for some years.
Latterly he was engaged with the Dei
mel Linen Mesh Company, with head
quarters in San Francisco, and made
frequent trips to Portland. He. joined
the local lodge of Elks in 1900 and
became a life member. He was born
in Rugby. England. September 24,
1848. He was of commanding appear
ance, being over sir feet tall and well
proportioned.
Mr. Cracknell was in Portland last
"Wednesday and during the day called
on Henry Griffin. During his visit he
stepped into the telephone booth and
sat down, soon after asking Mr.
Griffin to come to him and then in
formed his friend that he was very
ill and was about to die. Mr. Griffin
tried to cheer htm up, but Cracknell
insisted his time had come. He had
been a sufferer with intercostal rheu
matism for several years. Wednesday
night he left for his home in Cali
fornia, apparently feeling much better,
so that the news of his death came
as quite a shock to his friends here.
His widow is the only known relative
in this'country. Mr. and Mrs. Crack
nell were nearly of a height, and were
enthusiastic hunters and fishers, both
being remarkably fine shots.
ALL SUITSREDUCED.
Every .suit, coat or Fkirt in the
house on sale today at greatly reduced
prices." Women who have not already
bought will be able to save from $& to
$15 on their purchases. Alterations free.
McAllen & McDonnell, Third and Mor
CHANGE IN MARRIAGE LAW
Hemlock Salve naturally cures piles.
CATHOLIC CHURCH RULES GO
INTO EFFECT.
Decree Issued Lat August Effective
Yesterday Priests Only May
Perform Ceremony.
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The new marriage laws of the Catholic
Church went into effect yesterday. They
provide, first, a definition of a solemn en
gagement and second, that the marriage
of a Catholic by any person other than a
Catholic priest shall be invalid In the eyes
of the church. The object of the latter
provision is to prevent hasty marriages
of which the parties would perhaps repent
a few weeks thereafter. It is said that
Catholics rarely go to a magistrate to be
married except In cases where they know
that their parents would not consent to
the nuptials or the priest would not per
form It, perhaps for some good reason.
The. eminent jurist. Hon. Judge W. C
Robinson, of the Catholic University at
Washington, D. C. who has given the
subject long years of careful study, is of
tho opinion that nine-tenths of the
divorces in the United States are due to
hasty marriages. It is his opinion that it
would be advisable to encourage the con
tracting parties to make the written be
trothal contract for one year prior to
their marriage.
Before the present marriage law went
into effect priests in this country did not
know exactly what constituted a solemn
engagement, that is. one which could not
be broken without sufficient reasons, or
without the consent of both parties. The
solemn engagement is now defined as be
ing a written contract signed by both the
contracting parties and by two witnesses
or by a bishop.
The new law, known as the decree Xe
Temere, was issued on August 2, lf7, by
the Sacred Congregation of the Council,
in conjunction with the Pontifical Com
mission appointed some four years ago
by Pope Pius X. It is said to be the mo.t
important disciplinary law published
since the Council of Trent. The decree
was not framed for the United States
alone, but for the world. Regarding the
new law. Cardinal Gennarl says:
"It will render easier for the Universal
Church the substantial form of matri
mony : it will obviate many clandestine
marriages which are so . numerous in
many places, it makes provision so that
the ecclesiastical courts can determine
without any doubt whether there has
been a real engagement or not. On one
point only does the decree admit diver
sity of legislation, namely, regarding
clandestine "mixed marriasres and the
matrimonial unions of heretics or schis
matics among themselves. Germany,
which now alone possesses a dispensation
on this point, will continue to enjoy the
dispensation after Easter, 10OS. The law
went into effect April 19, 1908, that Is, at
midnight on Saturday preceding Easter
Sunday."
DISCUSS CHILDREN'S AID
Workers for Care of Dependents
Hold Monthly Meeting.
The Juvenile Improvement Association
held its regular monthly meeting in Judge
Gantcnbeln's courtroom Saturday even
ing. In addition to the reports of the
committees, showing the work of the
various boys and girls' clubs throughout
the city, a resolution was adopted indors
ing the movement to secure playgrounds
for the Williams-avenue school district
and was referred to tho committee on
playgrounds, of whichA Dr. J. R. "Wilson
is chairman.
The address of the evening was on the
subject of "Placing Children in Family
Homes' and was treated In an Interesting
manner by Superintendent Gardner of the
Boys' - and Girls Aid Society. Mr.
Gardner has been in this work for 15
years and said that he still found now
problems daily. The subject was con
sidered from four standpoints: First, the
children whom delinquent parents have
made dependents; second, the delinquent
parents: third, the custodians, and fourth,
the neighbors of the custodians.
Mr. Gardner outlined the method pur
sued by his society in placing children in
homes. Each applicant for a child is
obliged to give references to state what
is to be done for the child in the way of
care, clothes, schooling and moral and
religious training. The application is then
referred to the advisory board of the
county to which the child Is to go. lor
further investigation. If all is found
satisfactory, the child is sent to its future
home, to be kept under the survfeaance
of the society until of age. The society
maintains one visiting agent. John
Tucscher. who is constantly in the field
looking after the interests of Its wards.
Mr. Gardner says upon this point:
"Placing children In family homes is
the proper and most humane usposition
of tn dependent child: This is conceded
by all students of sociology and I wisii
to emphasize the statement that none but
properly equipped organizations should
attempt It. I consider it positively
criminal for any person or association
to place children without the strictest
preliminary Investigation and periodical
visitation afterward. In Illinois, Cali
fornia and several other states, there is a
state visiting agent, whose sole duty It Is
to visit children placed out In family
homes by public and private organizations."
Mr. Gardner concludes his address with
the suggestion that all institutions for
children in Portland co-operate and that
a monthly conference of representatives
be held. In this manner they would have
an opportunity to compare notes and to
discuss matters for the best interests of
thoir work. '
At the next meeting of the association
Judge Gantenbein will address the mem
bers on "The Juvenile Court Law.
association is studying the laws and
ordinances affecting cnildren, and expctiia
to consider one topic at each meeting.
WIRELESS ELECTRIC CAR
Union Pacific Engineer Huns Trucli
With Waves of Ether,
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OMAHA. Neb., April 1 0. Frederick;
H. Milliner, an electrical engineer at
the Union Pacific shops, Omaha, haw
succeeded in applying the principles o
wireless telegraphy to an electric motptf
and today a party of electricians 'was
permitted to examine a wireless electrlii
truck, which has been in use in the?
Union Pacific shops for several we'eki
The truck is started and stopped from
a wireless central station, and has
number of new and unique points;
Reed French Piano Mfg. Co. Z Z
Sixth and Burnside Sts., Pianos, Play.
ers and Player Pianos. "From MakiT
to Player." K Z
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